PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Giovanni Humphrey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vegas Brooks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brooks is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Bonjour. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Humphrey
vs
Brooks

192 cm
24
140 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

180 cm
25
135 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Inexperienced

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Giovanni Humphrey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Vegas Brooks!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, George Francis and Stewart Dunkirk.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brooks looks to throw the jab but Humphrey is out of range.
Brooks throws a hook to the side of Humphrey's head but Humphrey sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Humphrey moves forwards but Brooks connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Brooks scores with a crisp jab that stopped Humphrey in his tracks.
Brooks misses with a looping left.
Humphrey is looking to counter punch.
Brooks cracks Humphrey with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Nice uppercut lands for Brooks. That snapped Humphrey's head back.
Vegas Brooks seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Brooks keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Brooks cracks Humphrey with a good jab.
Brooks misses with a lunging right hand

and Humphrey counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Humphrey jumps guard but Brooks stands there with Humphrey around his waist. Humphrey gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Humphrey tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Brooks smiles and moves away.
Brooks lands with a cross.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brooks misses with an uppercut. Humphrey saw that one coming.
A big right from Brooks misses.
Brooks looks to throw the jab but Humphrey is out of range.
Humphrey walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Humphrey ducks under a wild hook from Brooks.
Humphrey ducks under a wild hook from Brooks.
Humphrey seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Brooks might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Brooks missing with a left hand there. Humphrey was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Brooks jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Brooks moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Brooks scores with a jab.
Brooks pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Humphrey uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Brooks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brooks misses with a straight right.
Humphrey staying out of range there.
Brooks connects with a right hand. Humphrey shakes it off.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Brooks fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Humphrey on the side of the head.
Humphrey really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Humphrey moves away from the strike by Brooks.
Brooks lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Humphrey takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Brooks looks to land a left hand but Humphrey moved out of range nicely.
A jab from Brooks misses.
Brooks throws a hook to the side of Humphrey's head but Humphrey sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Brooks misses with a left hand
and Humphrey counters with a stiff right hand.
Brooks pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Brooks rushes in with a sloppy looking punch

and Humphrey counters with a single leg into guard. Brooks didn't expect that.
Brooks preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Humphrey stands up and waves to Brooks to follow him.
Brooks scores with a jab to the jaw.
Brooks takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Vegas Brooks is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A telegraphed right hand from Brooks misses the target.
Brooks scores with a jab to the jaw.
Brooks misses with a left hand
and Brooks takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Humphrey ducks under a wild hook from Brooks.
Humphrey seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Brooks lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Nice defenses there by Humphrey.
Brooks is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Humphrey had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Humphrey takes one on the chin but keeps coming.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Brooks misses the target.
Brooks swings widly with a right hand

and Humphrey counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Humphrey is working for a kimura but Brooks is defending it quite comfortably.
Brooks blocking the ground and pound attempt from Humphrey.
Humphrey will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Humphrey thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

Humphrey looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Humphrey has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Humphrey throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vegas Brooks dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Humphrey staying out of range there.
Humphrey takes a jab right on the kisser.
Humphrey walks into a straight right hand from Brooks.
Brooks rushes in with a sloppy looking punch

and Humphrey counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Humphrey is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Brooks to keep the fight standing.

Humphrey has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Brooks uses from the top position.

Brooks got a little sloppy there for a moment and Humphrey has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Brooks has managed to get both his arms back between Humphrey's legs - danger averted.
Humphrey is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Brooks dives into side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Humphrey is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Brooks's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Humphrey is controlling Brooks's trapped leg to prevent Brooks from advancing to side control.
Humphrey wants to control but Brooks is keeping busy.
Brooks really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Humphrey. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Humphrey is looking to improve his position.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Humphrey shoots in looking for a takedown. Brooks tries to sprawl out of it but Humphrey keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Brooks manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Brooks waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Humphrey.
Brooks lunges at Humphrey with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Humphrey's hand.
Brooks stuffs the takedown attempt from Humphrey. Humphrey gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Giovanni Humphrey. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brooks throws a lazy uppercut

and Humphrey counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Humphrey.
Humphrey jumps guard but Brooks stands there with Humphrey around his waist. Humphrey gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Brooks has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

Humphrey manages to break the clinch.
Brooks throws a hook but Humphrey blocks it.
Humphrey throwing a counter right hand but Brooks manages to avoid it.

Humphrey shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Giovanni Humphrey overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

Humphrey is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Humphrey prevents Brooks from standing back up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Humphrey is looking for a kimura here.
Humphrey throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Brooks pushes Humphrey off looking to stand but Humphrey dives back in and keeps control.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Brooks avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Humphrey.

Humphrey is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Giovanni Humphrey will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Brooks misses with a hook
and Humphrey counters with a nice leg kick.
Brooks throws the left hand but Humphrey avoids the punch easily.
Brooks throws an off balance right hand

and Humphrey counters by moving into the clinch.
Humphrey fails to pull guard.
Humphrey is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Brooks to keep the fight standing.
Humphrey tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Brooks just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Giovanni Humphrey. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Humphrey decides to pull guard.
Brooks must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Humphrey looking to hit a scissor sweep but Brooks is one step ahead there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Humphrey trying to control the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Humphrey tries to strike from the bottom.
Brooks wants to stand but Humphrey is controlling his posture from full guard.
Humphrey is controlling Brooks's posture.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Humphrey looking to hit a scissor sweep but Brooks is one step ahead there.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Brooks misses with a right hand

and Humphrey counters with a takedown into side control.
Brooks is trying to buck Humphrey off.
Brooks takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.

Humphrey is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Brooks has escaped the position, nice work there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Humphrey wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Brooks, who protects the arm well.

Humphrey looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.

Humphrey is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Brooks has escaped the position, nice work there.
Humphrey cracks Brooks with a big right hand but Brooks just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.

Humphrey swings around for an armbar but Brooks sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Humphrey's guard.
Humphrey is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Brooks is fighting to break Humphrey's control of his arms but Humphrey is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Brooks gets to his feet. Humphrey looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!

And that's the end of the fight!
Giovanni Humphrey showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Humphrey has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 29:28
Judge George Francis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 29:29

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Giovanni Humphrey!